Richard Ramirez

Associated Press

The serial killer known as the Night Stalker terrorized Los Angeles County with a string of gruesome nighttime killings that generated widespread fear in 1984 and 1985. He was convicted in 1989 of 13 murders and sentenced to death. He was 53. Full obituaryNotable deaths of 2012

The serial killer known as the Night Stalker terrorized Los Angeles County with a string of gruesome nighttime killings that generated widespread fear in 1984 and 1985. He was convicted in 1989 of 13 murders and sentenced to death. He was 53. Full obituaryNotable deaths of 2012 (Associated Press)

The serial killer known as the Night Stalker terrorized Los Angeles County with a string of gruesome nighttime killings that generated widespread fear in 1984 and 1985. He was convicted in 1989 of 13 murders and sentenced to death. He was 53. Full obituaryNotable deaths of 2012